A giant panda and her baby set off on a search
for a safe, sustaining home in this informative tale about an enchanting
creature.

Text Level K

Doyle, Malachy. (2002). Jody Beans: Read and Wonder. Illustrated by Judith Allibone. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.When Jody’s grandfather comes to visit, he brings along a packet of
seeds for them to plant. Through spring, summer, and fall, Jody watches her
plants sprout, flower, and grow lots of beans. Soon, as Jody’s parents await a
new baby, Granda and Jody are picking the beans - and waiting for next spring

As the
story unfolds, it follows a family of four as they seek out mushrooms on their
walk through the woods. Interspersed through the story are facts for the
curious. It concludes with a scattering of about a dozen samples of mushrooms
with a comment about each.

Who would want to be friends with a wiggly,
slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these
lowly creatures than meets the eye. Kids are invited to find out where worms
live, see how they move, and understand why gardeners consider them friends with
the help of this humorous and informative look at an unappreciated — and
fascinating — creature.

Do you love horses? Do you love the way their
noses are silky-soft but bristly too? And the way a horse's tail slowly swishes
as he rests in the shade with eyes half-shut? Do you love to see them trot,
canter, gallop, buck and rear?

An entertaining, educational look at the
everyday life of a family of elephants - who never forget who's in
charge. Elephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big
families, too. So who can possibly keep them in line? Grandma! After all, she's
been around long enough to know where all the best watering holes are, how to
gather the tastiest food.

An informative
picture book allows beginning readers to follow a meadow fox on an average day.
In smaller type along the bottom of the page, for older readers, is more
detailed information-how, when trotting, for example, the fox leaves a straight
line of prints. The whole is a fine blend of fact and factual fiction. A "Read
and-Wonder" book.

Wallace
presents interesting facts about chickens and their habits. The illustrations
are excellent and the text informative. Did you know that a hen lays brown or
white eggs, but never both? Information tidbits are scattered throughout the
book. Part of the "Read and Wonder Series" - nonfiction picture books
with a real difference.